Chris Wright tells us about #searepa on @LoyarBurok

SEAREPA: South East Asia’s Energy Revolution 31 October 2012 | Green-World | Posted by Chris Wright Over 130 people from across 11 countries have flown into Sandakan, Malaysia for South East Asia’s first ever “game changing” gathering on Renewable Energy. For the next week, Sandakan’s Rainforest Discovery Centre will host the inaugural South East Asia Renewable Energy People’s Assembly (SEAREPA ). According to LEAP CEO Cynthia Ong, “it will be like no other gathering South East Asia has ever seen”. For one, it’s not a conference. There will be no key note speakers, and at the moment, there isn’t even a program. Instead, the aim of the meeting is to create an open space where participants are able to share their “stories, struggles and solutions” with renewable energy experts from across the region. “We’ve got people here focussing on land rights, renewable energy, wildlife...